India condemns Houthi attack in Saudi Arabia
India strongly denounced the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, denouncing the strikes as unacceptable and threatening to the freedom of navigation in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. In response to a media inquiry regarding the attacks in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that India strongly condemned the assaults on Saudi sovereign territory, particularly the targeting of civilian and economic facilities.
The Ministry's spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, emphasized that such attacks that destabilize regional security and compromise freedom of navigation are entirely unacceptable. The Houthis, allies of Iran, launched the strikes, which resulted in injuries to over 70 people and fires at energy facilities, highlighting the potential for a broader conflict to emerge from the Iran issue.
Since declaring a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in July, the Houthis have been targeting Saudi vessels in the Red Sea. Pakistan, a member of the newly established Makkah Defence Alliance, warned of more severe assaults following the Houthi strikes, signaling that the alliance's collective-defense provisions could be triggered in the event of an attack on any of its members.
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stated that any unprovoked aggression against a member state or the spillover of the Yemen conflict into Saudi Arabia would activate the pact.
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